Description:
Smith and Wesson model 3 Serial number 23 with Smith & Wesson paperwork!
This is the 23rd model 3 ever produced! The paperwork from smith and Wesson shows the purchaser was in Japan. The pistol was brought back during WW2 and sent to Smith and Wesson for nickeling. It does not get mroe rare than this! Wiki Description below:
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver
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A Smith & Wesson No. 3 on display
Type Service revolver
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service 1870–1915
Used by United States,
Russian Empire,
Kingdom of Montenegro,
Argentina,
Empire of Japan,
Ottoman Empire,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
South Australia Police,
Spain
Wars American Indian Wars
Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
North-West Rebellion,
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War,
World War I (limited)
Production history
Designer Smith & Wesson
Manufacturer Smith & Wesson
Produced 1868–1898
Specifications
Weight 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb)
Length 305 millimetres (12.0 in)
Barrel length 165 millimetres (6.5 in)
Caliber .44 Russian, .44 S&W American, .38 S&W, .44 Henry, .44-40 Winchester, .45 S&W
Action Single-action
Muzzle velocity 244 metres per second (800 ft/s)[1]
Feed system 6-round cylinder
Sights Fixed front post and rear notch
The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from circa 1870 to 1915, and was recently again offered as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson and Uberti.
It was produced in several variations and sub-variations, including both the "Russian Model", so named because it was supplied to the military of the Russian Empire (41,000 No. 3's were ordered in .44 caliber by the Imperial Russian Army in 1871),[2] and the "Schofield" model, named after Major George W. Schofield, who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalry's needs. Smith & Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major, planning to obtain significant military contracts for the new revolver.[2]
Condition:
Used, Minor Wear
Caliber:
.44 Smith & Wesson
Location:
FL
Trades Accepted: No
Shipping Notes: 35.00 Shipping
Optional Insurance purchasable by buyer.
